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Chargement... The Last Gunfight: The Real Story of the Shootout at the O.K. Corral-And How It Changed the American West (édition 2012)par Jeff Guinn (Auteur)
Information sur l'oeuvreThe Last Gunfight: The Real Story of the Shootout at the O.K. Corral - and How It Changed the American West par Jeff Guinn
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. There is a lot of filler info to round out the page count of this book. If you are interested in learning all the context of what was going on, including political, sociological, and familial histories that go back decades before the action, then you'll gobble up this book. Otherwise you'll need to skim heavily, which is what I did. Got through 2/3s and bowed out. I was impressed by the confident interpretation of the world view of the Tombstone townspeople. Didn't know 'cowboy' meant rustler until that term was nostalgified later. I was aware of the tension between visiting, partying cowboys and the townsfolk who wanted their money and then wanted them gone. This book portrays that very clearly. The level of detail got a little too microscopic at times. But I appreciated the way the author used the available sources and interpreted period newspaper editorials for instance. My generation grew up on western hero's battling bad guys and fighting Indians. Sorry, no political correctness back then. Just the tall hero riding into town kicking ass and taking names. No regrets because they "never killed anyone that didn't need killin." So this was an eye opener. The legend of Wyatt Earp and the fierce righteous cowboys and lawmen turned to myth right before my eyes. But if you like history and have an interest in the old West this one is highly recommended. Just don't expect John Wayne and Maureen O'hara. Not even Clint Eastwood and Sondra Locke. ;-) aucune critique | ajouter une critique
A revisionist history of the Old West battle challenges popular depictions of such figures as the Earps and Doc Holliday, tracing the influence of a love triangle, renegade Apaches, and the citizens of Tombstone. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Google Books — Chargement... GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)979.153History and Geography North America Great Basin and West Coast U.S. Arizona Cochise CountyClassification de la Bibliothèque du CongrèsÉvaluationMoyenne:
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As others have commented, this book has no maps. This is a silly (but common) oversight, although maps are easily available on the internet.
I recommend that you read through the notes at the end of the book for many interesting comments. ( )